Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lee County officials are inviting members of the community to step into the shoes of a formerly incarcerated individual during a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo will present a re-entry simulation that will let participants experience firsthand the obstacles people face following their release from incarceration. The ...

A week after getting out of prison, Brandon Ruppe found himself sitting back in jail. His offense? Missing a meeting with his probation officer, a meeting he said he couldn’t make because he was too ...

Re-entry to society from prison is hard. A simulation exercise by the Department of Justice is meant to show just how many barriers formerly incarcerated people face after their release. Every day, ...

Participants "serving" time in the simulation's jail. Photo by Leah Burdick After years behind bars, you’re finally released and head back into society. But how do you get your life back when you ...

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — People transitioning out of prison and into society face many barriers. Leaders in York County found out first-hand how hard that can be by participating in an experimental ...

WHEELING — West Virginia lawmakers were walked through the many scenarios and steps that those leaving the state and federal prison system have to go through when re-entering society thanks to an ...

Drexel’s Department of Criminology and Justice Studies, in collaboration with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, hosted a Reentry Simulation on March 4. This ...

Every day, thousands of people are released from prison, and oftentimes, they're set up to fail. In Alabama, a group of students and professors recently got a taste of the experience. They ...